Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) Shares Bought by Savant Capital LLC

Savant Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 62,258 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,015 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $3,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. M. Kulyk & Associates LLC increased its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 2.6% in the third quarter. M. Kulyk & Associates LLC now owns 92,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,946,000 after buying an additional 2,336 shares in the last quarter. RPG Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. RPG Investment Advisory LLC now owns 196,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,330,000 after purchasing an additional 31,759 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 249.8% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 23,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 17,091 shares in the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 253,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,632,000 after acquiring an additional 119,844 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthspire Advisors LLC increased its position in Johnson Controls International by 47.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 4,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 1,481 shares in the last quarter. 90.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on JCI shares. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $59.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $60.00 target price (down previously from $65.00) on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Barclays boosted their price target on Johnson Controls International from $59.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $64.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $64.50.

Johnson Controls International Trading Down 7.1 %

Shares of JCI opened at $60.44 on Thursday. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12 month low of $47.90 and a 12 month high of $70.43. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $63.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The stock has a market cap of $41.19 billion, a PE ratio of 19.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.23.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 30th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.51. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.85%. The firm had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. Johnson Controls International’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 25th were paid a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 22nd. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.45%. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.21%.

Johnson Controls International Company Profile

Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Building Solutions North America, Building Solutions EMEA/LA, Building Solutions Asia Pacific, and Global Products.